We have all read about mailing errors by now. In fact, such errors are one of the biggest types of HIPAA breaches — providing one patient’s information to another, or a mail merge error, or something similar. But here’s a case in the U.K. that serves as a painful reminder that such breaches can have…
Category: Non-U.S.
Indonesia probe police hack in latest cyber breach
Stanley Widianto reports: Indonesian police are investigating claims by a hacker who said this week they have stolen personal data of thousands of police officers, the latest in a spate of cyber attacks that has highlighted the country’s digital vulnerabilities. Using a now suspended Twitter handle, a hacker who said they were from Brazil claimed…
Brussels health authorities deny data violation on vaccination platform
Lauren Walker reports: A legal analysis has shown Brussels’ vaccination platform Bru-Vax respects personal data, Brussels health authorities’ have announced, following criticism of a data leak regarding people’s vaccination status. Earlier this week, it was reported that people, for example, employers, insurers or banks, could find out if a Brussels resident had been vaccinated by simply entering…
Tr: MNG Kargo Hacked: User Information Stolen
Michael Lewis reports: MNG Cargo, which has a wide transportation network in our country, announced that some of its corporate customers were attacked by cyber attacks as a result of their user names and passwords being seized. Notifying the Personal Data Protection Authority, the company announced that the names, surnames, addresses and phone numbers of…
Number of cyber-attacks infiltrating critical New Zealand networks soars
Adam Bannister reports: New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has observed a 15% year-on-year jump in cyber-attacks against the country’s “nationally significant” organizations. More than 400 such incidents were recorded between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, up from 352 a year earlier, according to the NCSC’s latest annual threat report, published today (November…
Officials confirm patient data stolen in N.L. cyberattack
CBC News reports: Officials have confirmed that personal information of medical patients in Newfoundland and Labrador has been stolen in the cyberattack that has wreaked havoc on the provincial health-care system for over two weeks. While speaking with reporters on Monday, Justice Minister John Hogan said it was his understanding that both patient and employee…